schmählich
C1shameful / humiliating
- English meaning
- shameful / humiliating
- CEFR level
- C1 — Advanced
- Vocabulary package
- Shame & Guilt
- Dictionary
- German words with S
schmählich in a sentence
Seine schmähliche Niederlage beschämte ihn sehr.
His humiliating defeat shamed him greatly.
Comparative and superlative
schmählich → schmählicher → am schmählichsten
Where schmählich comes from
mittelhochdeutsch smæhelich, smælich, althochdeutsch smālīh „klein, gering an Wert, schändlich, verächtlich“, belegt seit dem 9. Jahrhundert
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Questions about schmählich
What is the comparative of schmählich?
schmählich → schmählicher → am schmählichsten.
What does schmählich mean in English?
schmählich means "shameful / humiliating". For example: "Seine schmähliche Niederlage beschämte ihn sehr." — "His humiliating defeat shamed him greatly."
What level is schmählich in German?
schmählich is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the shame & guilt vocabulary.
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